Dull

Ghost town · La Salle County, Texas

Fowlerton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dull is a ghost town in La Salle County, Texas. It is the only former community in La Salle County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dull as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 28.4450° N, 98.9311° W.

Key facts

Elevation	349 ft
Nearest living town	Cotulla, TX
Distance to it	18.6 miles
Coordinates	28.44500, -98.93111

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What's there now

Dull is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cotulla, TX (population 3,690), about 18.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 349 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Dobrowolski
ghost town · Atascosa County · 35.6 mi
Simmons
ghost town · Live Oak County · 39.7 mi
Frio Town
ghost town · Frio County · 45.7 mi
Leal
ghost town · Atascosa County · 47.5 mi
Ditto
ghost town · Atascosa County · 48 mi

Sources and licences

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Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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